tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2297886320530571775..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: In Vino VeritasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19242347721946496442010-02-22T10:53:37.825-08:002010-02-22T10:53:37.825-08:00It comes down to arrogance and whatever happened t...It comes down to arrogance and whatever happened to pride in ones craft. It's for this reason I'm sure to support businesses that pride themselves on the product they present to the public instead of those out for greed and profit.<br /><br />You take care.The romantic query letter and the happy-ever-afterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382165250238920938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82563255995355955072010-02-20T12:52:05.061-08:002010-02-20T12:52:05.061-08:00Yes - re Monet, the French national Audit realised...Yes - re Monet, the French national Audit realised that about 2 times as much Pinot Noir had been exported than had been produced, so ding-a-ling went the alarm bells.<br /><br />If all the fakes in art museums were admitted to be such, then all their assets would be halved over night.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77263074378402861992010-02-20T06:35:03.104-08:002010-02-20T06:35:03.104-08:00You've reminded me of the tale about Monet.
...You've reminded me of the tale about Monet. <br /><br />In his life Monet painted about 500 paintings, of which over 2000 are in the USA alone.<br /><br />The other recent wine scandal was about wine aged in new oak barrels. Some Bordeaux wag discovered that he could create exactly the same taste by throwing newly cut oak chips into the wine, rather than having the wine in new oak barrels.<br /><br />Personally I thought this was good lateral thinking. The courts saw otherwise!!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53731312250388165452010-02-20T03:04:40.955-08:002010-02-20T03:04:40.955-08:00Just to think, we used to have a race from here in...Just to think, we used to have a race from here in Bath to France and back again, to see who would be the first mug to import a bottle of 1 day old, Beaujolais Nouveau into Britain! You've got to hand it to the French Agricultural Lobby, they know how to protect their own members.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com